theatricals

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the·at·ri·cals /θiˈætrɪkəlz/ noun [plural]  1  APTperformances of plays 戏剧表演 amateur theatricals 业余戏剧表演2  British English informalEMOTIONAL behaviour that is very loud and noticeable, and is intended to get people’s attention 戏剧性行为，夸张行为 SYN theatrics We can do without all these theatricals, Andrew! 用不着这么夸张，安德鲁！

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theatricals• When he had found her, on holiday in Bournemouth, she had been very keen on amateur theatricals.• Some evenings they put on theatricals in the parlor, elaborate productions that required weeks of rehearsals.

the·at·ri·cals nounChineseSyllable  

Corpus of plays performances

theatricals
the‧at‧ri‧cals /θiˈætrɪkəlz/ noun [plural]
1. performances of plays:
    amateur theatricals
2. British English informal behaviour that is very loud and noticeable and is intended to get people’s attention
   SYN  theatrics American English:
    We can do without all these theatricals, Andrew!

the·at·ri·calsBrE /θiˈætrɪklz/ 🔊NAmE /θiˈætrɪklz/ 🔊 noun [plural] performances of plays 戏剧演出◆amateur theatricals业余戏剧演出 (also the·at·rics especially in NAmE ) behaviour that is exaggerated and emotional in order to attract attention 戏剧化动作；矫揉造作